Walk for Veterans in Lawrence, Ind.

The 5k Walk for Veterans event took participants through historic Fort Benjamin Harrison in Lawrence, Ind., on Sunday, October 11, 2015. Photos by Lucas Carter.

National Commander Dale Barnett chats with local Legionnaires before the Walk for Veterans event steps off in Lawrence, Ind., on Sunday, October 11, 2015. Photo by Lucas Carter.
National Commander Dale Barnett chats with local Legionnaires before the Walk for Veterans event steps off in Lawrence, Ind., on Sunday, October 11, 2015. Photo by Lucas Carter.
Runners register for the Walk for Veterans event in Lawrence, Ind., on Sunday, October 11, 2015. Photo by Lucas Carter.
Runners register for the Walk for Veterans event in Lawrence, Ind., on Sunday, October 11, 2015. Photo by Lucas Carter.
Peter Welling with his grandson David, 10, salute the U.S. flag before the Walk for Veterans event in Lawrence, Ind., on Sunday, October 11, 2015. Photo by Lucas Carter.
Peter Welling with his grandson David, 10, salute the U.S. flag before the Walk for Veterans event in Lawrence, Ind., on Sunday, October 11, 2015. Photo by Lucas Carter.
National Commander Dale Barnett speaks before the Walk for Veterans event in Lawrence, Ind., on Sunday, October 11, 2015. Photo by Lucas Carter.
National Commander Dale Barnett speaks before the Walk for Veterans event in Lawrence, Ind., on Sunday, October 11, 2015. Photo by Lucas Carter.
Bill Harman of Speedway, Ind., Post 500 presents Past National Commander Jim Koutz with a check for $16,500 to Operation Comfort Warriors before the Walk for Veterans event in Lawrence, Ind., on Sunday, October 11, 2015. Photo by Lucas Carter.
Bill Harman of Speedway, Ind., Post 500 presents Past National Commander Jim Koutz with a check for $16,500 to Operation Comfort Warriors before the Walk for Veterans event in Lawrence, Ind., on Sunday, October 11, 2015. Photo by Lucas Carter.
Runners kick off the 5k Walk for Veterans event in Lawrence, Ind., on Sunday, October 11, 2015. Photo by Lucas Carter.
Runners kick off the 5k Walk for Veterans event in Lawrence, Ind., on Sunday, October 11, 2015. Photo by Lucas Carter.
Runners kick off the 5k Walk for Veterans event in Lawrence, Ind., on Sunday, October 11, 2015. Photo by Lucas Carter.
Runners kick off the 5k Walk for Veterans event in Lawrence, Ind., on Sunday, October 11, 2015. Photo by Lucas Carter.
Participants of all ages took part in the 5k Walk for Veterans event in Lawrence, Ind., on Sunday, October 11, 2015. Photo by Lucas Carter.
Participants of all ages took part in the 5k Walk for Veterans event in Lawrence, Ind., on Sunday, October 11, 2015. Photo by Lucas Carter.
The 5k Walk for Veterans event took participants through historic Fort Benjamin Harrison in Lawrence, Ind., on Sunday, October 11, 2015. Photo by Lucas Carter.
The 5k Walk for Veterans event took participants through historic Fort Benjamin Harrison in Lawrence, Ind., on Sunday, October 11, 2015. Photo by Lucas Carter.
Kim Heiser of Auburn American Legion Auxiliary Unit 97 cheers on participants during the Walk for Veterans event in Lawrence, Ind., on Sunday, October 11, 2015. Photo by Lucas Carter.
Kim Heiser of Auburn American Legion Auxiliary Unit 97 cheers on participants during the Walk for Veterans event in Lawrence, Ind., on Sunday, October 11, 2015. Photo by Lucas Carter.